These papers are written not to high-school students, but to the scientific community, including specialists. So, the language and details can be difficult to read. However, if you want to know how the experiments were done, and to learn more about the jargon of the field (specific vocabulary), you cannot avoid using these articles. Many original scientific journals are for subscribers only, and it sost money to open a fiull text of even on article. But there are some scientific magazines that are open to the public for free.
Science Articles that are summarized for the public:
The big advantages of these articles is that A. they are easier to read, B. They select topics that would seem more interesting to people that are not, C. They give you a quick study of what is being studied.
expert in the field, or not scientists period. The main problem here is that you don't get the details of the experiments. So, use these articles to give you ideas for your topic, and to learn fast abotu your chosen area of interest.
These papers are written not to high-school students, but to the scientific community, including specialists. So, the language and details can be difficult to read. However, if you want to know how the experiments were done, and to learn more about the jargon of the field (specific vocabulary), you cannot avoid using these articles. Many original scientific journals are for subscribers only, and it sost money to open a fiull text of even on article. But there are some scientific magazines that are open to the public for free.
For example: http://www.plos.org/
Science Articles that are summarized for the public:
The big advantages of these articles is that A. they are easier to read, B. They select topics that would seem more interesting to people that are not, C. They give you a quick study of what is being studied.
expert in the field, or not scientists period. The main problem here is that you don't get the details of the experiments. So, use these articles to give you ideas for your topic, and to learn fast abotu your chosen area of interest.
For example:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
http://home.howstuffworks.com/
http://www.discover.com/web-exclusives/
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/index.html
http://www.universetoday.com/365days.pdf
http://www.sciencenews.org/ - Log in using mxd0543@lausd.net, and pasword -
'Kennedy'.
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